| 'De mortuis nil .... bonum.' |
NISI |
| Appoint or ascribe. |
ASSIGN |
| Away from the right path. |
ASTRAY |
| Badly shaped part of body. |
DEFORMITY |
| Daze with axe. |
ADZE |
| Formal expression of opinion. |
DICTUM |
| Frankly, without concealment. |
OPENLY |
| George Eliot wrote 'Silas ... ...' |
MARNER |
| Happened to. |
BEFELL |
| Hateful, detestable. |
ODIOUS |
| Heavy rope for mooring ship. |
HAWSER |
| Informally, brains or intelligence. |
GREYCELLS |
| Insisted on neatness. |
TIDINESS |
| Intrude on someone's territory or time. |
ENCROACH |
| J Edgar ...... was FBI boss. |
HOOVER |
| Lack, require. |
NEED |
| London theatre district. |
WESTEND |
| Lowest point, or time of deepest depression. |
NADIR |
